Eien no Rival

Eien no Rival
Haruichi Kominato (CV: Natsuki Hanae)
Released	September 10, 2014
Label	Pony Canyon
Featured Order
preceded by VIOLENT WIND	followed by Oikaze ni Tsugu
♢ ALL MUSIC ♢

Eien no Rival is the third character song album released on September 10, 2014. It's titular track is performed by Kominato Haruichi's voice actor, Natsuki Hanae. The two dramas included feature Haruichi as well as Sawamura and Ryosuke, voiced by Ryota Ohsaka and Nobuhiko Okamoto respectively.

Track Listing

1. Eien no Rival
2. Original Drama ~Haruichi&Ryosuke&Sawamura~ (PART 1)
3. Original Drama ~Haruichi&Ryosuke&Sawamura~ (PART 2)
4. Eien no Rival (instrumental)

Original Drama

Part one of the drama CD: Ryo calls Haruichi out to tell him not to call him "brother" anymore, since they're rivals for the same position. Haruichi tries to call him "Kominato-senpai", but Ryo finds it too weird. They try "Ryo-san" but Haruichi fears that he'll slip into habit and call him "Ryo-chan" instead. Sawamura Eijun appears and interrupts the brothers, complaining about Kuramochi. The conversation veers towards showing respect by calling the upperclassmen "senpai." Ryo points out that Eijun doesn't want to call people "senpai" when he hasn't acknowledged them yet. Eijun is quite happy that Ryo understands him well. The conversation then changes to whether or not Eijun can remember people's names. Haruichi says the regular's surname, to which Eijun must reply with their real name. As they go through names, Eijun takes some time with most names. When Haruichi says "Mi," Eijun replies with "Miyuki Kazuya" without hesitation (According to Eijun, it's because they're a battery). When Haruichi says "Kominato," Eijun starts by saying "Haruichi" before switching to " Ryousuke-niisan" (The excuse being that Haruichi is easier to remember). Eijun admits that he made sure to memorize everyone's names, using the batter announcement during the games. Then Ryo finishes the challenge by asking who "Ota-buchou" is. Eijun cannot recall and is scolded by Ryo before running off. Haruichi is able to recall the person's full name, much to Ryo's surprise (because Ryo also didn't know the name).

Part two of the drama CD: Haruichi finds Eijun by the vending machine, trying to buy a drink. According to Eijun, “Cheetah-senpai” claimed that if you pressed two buttons at once, you'll get two for the price of one. Haruichi shoots down the idea and decides to buy juice if Eijun's going to be indecisive about what he wants to drink. Eijun tries to press two buttons at the same time for Haruichi, and Haruichi stops him saying that he doesn't like tomato juice. When Haruichi isn't looking, Eijun tries to press the tomato juice again, only to be stopped. Eijun pretends that he wasn't doing anything by imitating Miyuki's laugh; Haruichi isn't fooled at all. After Eijun keeps pressuring him to get the tomato juice, Haruichi gives up and lets Eijun buy his drink first and offers to press the two buttons for Eijun. Eijun says that Sawamura family only drinks tea, and gives Haruichi two options: cold and hot tea. This segways into their talk about family and what it's like to be a single child vs having siblings. Haruichi suggests that Eijun ask Ryo to be his brother, but Ryo appears to decline. He teasingly asks Haruichi how he'd feel about Ryo not being his brother, and Haruichi admits that he's never thought about it. He recalls that his room was too large and lonely after Ryo left for Seidou, so he'd prefer to have Ryo as his older brother always. Ryo goes to buy juice, and ends up getting two cans, which upsets Eijun because he wanted to be the one to get two cans. Eijun asks if it's okay to call Ryo “Onii-san”, to which Ryo points out that he already does that. Eijun changes it to “Lucky onii-san” and promptly gets beaten. Ryo gives the extra juice to Haruichi, but Haruichi is uncertain about it. So Ryo buys him a new juice, which turns out to be tomato juice. 

EIEN NO RIVAL

Lyrics

• Japanese
• Rōmaji

飛べなくても空高く
伸ばした手で食らいつく球(ボール)
グラブさばきで向かい風 味方にしよう
だけどまだまだ！

子供の頃からの
憧れの兄貴がすべて
同じ土俵に立ちたくてガムシャラだった
今、ここにいる！

背伸びしても見えない明日は
木製バットで切り裂く
滅多にないチャンス逃さないため
努力なら惜しまない

夢中で追っかけた背中に
もうすぐ近づくよ！待ってて
兄貴に認められたい
ともに目指すのさ
甲子園(ファイナルゲーム)

果敢にユニフォームいっぱいに
詰め込んだ五感で勝負
喝采浴びたら
嬉しいけど照れくさい
赤面ガッツポーズ

どんなピンチな場面も
絶対期待に応えたい
ただひたすらに
素直に立ち向かうんだ
それしかできない

頼りなく見えたら狙い目
最高のシーンで裏切る！
強心臓って言うならそれは
兄貴宛の挑戦状

負けず嫌いが鍛えたハートは
似た者同士のそう、DNA
兄貴をいつか超えたい
楽しみたいな
サバイバルゲーム

兄貴、いてくれてありがとう
そんな言葉いわないよ
だって思わない日はない
目を閉じたって存在感

夢中で追っかけた背中に
もうすぐ近づくよ！待ってて
兄貴に認められたい
ともに目指すのさ
甲子園(ファイナルゲーム)

二人でつかもう
甲子園(ファイナルゲーム)
       

Tobenakute mo sora takaku
      Nobashita te de kuraitsuku bōru
      Gurabusabaki de mukaikaze mikata ni shiyou
      Dakedo madamada!
      
      Kodomo no koro kara no
      Akogareno aniki ga subete
      Onaji dohyō ni tachitakute gamusharadatta
      Ima, koko ni iru!
      
      Senobi shite mo mienai ashita wa
      Mokusei batto de kirisaku
      Metta nai chansu nogasanai tame
      Doryokunara oshimanai
      
      Muchūde oikaketa senaka ni
      Mōsugu chikadzuku yo! Mattete
      Aniki ni mitome raretai
      Tomoni mezasu no sa
      Final game
      
      Kakan ni yunifōmu ippai ni
      Tsumekonda gokan de shōbu
      Kassai abitara
      Ureshīkeredo terekusai
      Sekimen gattsupōzu
      
      Donna pinchina bamen mo
      Zettai ni kitai ni kotaetai
      Tada hitasura ni
      Sunao ni tachimukau nda
      Sore shika dekinai
      
      Tayorinaku mietara neraime
      Saikō no shīn de uragiru!
      Kyōshinzō tte iunara soreha
      Aniki ate no chōsenjō
      
      Makezugirai ga kitaeta hāto wa
      Nitamono dōshi no sō, DNA
      Aniki o itsuka koetai
      Tanoshi mitai na
      Survival game
      
      Aniki, ite kurete arigatō
      Sonna ko to iwanai yo
      Datte omowanai hi wanai
      Mewotojite tatte sonzaikan
      
      Muchūde oikaketa senaka ni
      Mōsugu chikadzuku yo! Mattete
      Aniki ni mitome raretai
      Tomoni mezasu no sa
      Final game
      
      Futari de tsukamou
      Final game

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Season 1	Openings: Go EXCEED!! • Perfect HERO • Hashire! Mirai Endings: Seek Diamonds • Glory • Mirai e Tsunage • Cloud Nine • Promised Field • Final Victory
Season 2	Openings: HEROES • Sora ga Aozora de Aru Tame ni Endings: Kimero • Blue Winding Road • Bloom of Youth • Brand New Blue
Season 3	Opening: Hajimari no Uta • Ryūsei no HOWL Ending: Golden After School • Kōdō Escalation • Chance! • Everlasting Dream
Character Albums	Grow Stronger • Violent Wind • Eien no Rival • Oikaze ni Tsugu • Go My Way • Silent Sign • Billion Swings • Fighting Spirit • Get to the Top • Gold Mine • Get Over • Team Rock • Win Glory • Kaze no Naka no Seesaw Game
Original Soundtracks	Original Soundtrack 1 • Original Soundtrack 2 • Act II Original Soundtrack
Other Albums	Rival • Ace of Diamond -Second Season- Original Drama CD• O×T COMPLETE SONGS “ACE OF DIAMOND”